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. >> reporter: robert hale the chief's pentagon budget officer says the furlough will save the government $4 billion to $5 billion, but president obama says the cuts should be made elsewhere. >> there's no reason they should be furloughed or laid off. >> president obama is trying to pin the blame for the last-minute budget crisis on congress and with both chambers on recess this week he has the stage here in washington all to himself. >> i'm hoping while they're back home, they're hearing it from their constituents so when they get back here, they're ready to do some work and we can avoid these automatic spending cuts. >> but congressmen back home may not be getting the earful the president's hoping for. while nearly half of the americans want to avoid it less than 40% want to let it happen and some of capitol hill agree with the 40%. >> not only should the sequester stand. many pundits say the sequester falls short. >> if the cuts kick in, that same poll shows more people would blame republicans in congress than the president. now some areas these budget cuts will not affect social secur
. >> reporter: robert hale the chief's pentagon budget officer says the furlough will save the government $4 billion to $5 billion, but president obama says the cuts should be made elsewhere. >> there's no reason they should be furloughed or laid off. >> president obama is trying to pin the blame for the last-minute budget crisis on congress and with both chambers on recess this week he has the stage here in washington all to himself. >> i'm hoping while they're back...
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the pentagon could see roughly half of the reductions and that has republicans upset. >> we're going to begin to unravel the finest military in the history of the world at a time when we need it most. >> reporter: mandatory cuts in domestic spending could also hit americans hard. there could be furloughs of food safety employees, leading to a shortage of meat poultry and eggs and pushing up food prices. 50,000 tsa workers could see their hours cut back that would mean longer security lines for air travelers, and more than 350,000 people who need mental health treatment could be denied. hundreds of thousands of government workers from teachers to federal law enforcement agents are likely to be furloughed. many republicans admit the sequester isn't ideal, but they insist cuts have to be made. >> let me be very clear and i say this to the president as i say it to you, these spending cuts are going to go through on march 1st. >> reporter: the white house warns the cuts would get phased in just as the stock market is bouncing back. >> our hope is that this does not happen that, we choose
the pentagon could see roughly half of the reductions and that has republicans upset. >> we're going to begin to unravel the finest military in the history of the world at a time when we need it most. >> reporter: mandatory cuts in domestic spending could also hit americans hard. there could be furloughs of food safety employees, leading to a shortage of meat poultry and eggs and pushing up food prices. 50,000 tsa workers could see their hours cut back that would mean longer...
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the pentagon says many 17- to 24-year-olds are ineligible because of obesity. no high school diploma or felony convictionses and a growing number don't make it in because of large tattoos. >>> vladimir putin looks at interior design. "time" says it looks like the secret lair of a james bond villain. >> that's one take. the daily news says the u.s. open is watching clothing. women are being told to change their sports bras and other undergar mechblts if they have color in them. this applyies to women too. some didn't have a suitable look and they went without. >>> the rapid city journal says you can buy your own town for $400,000. one man lance benson owns swett, south dakota. it's about two hours outside of rapid city. it includes a bar trailer. >> and prince harry will get $17 million on his birthday. it's an inheritance from his late mother princess diana but he'll have to pay 40% in estate taxes. >> they say he'll still get about $10 million. that's not bad. >>> 25 years ago spike lee released his first film. it made quite an impression on the first couple.
the pentagon says many 17- to 24-year-olds are ineligible because of obesity. no high school diploma or felony convictionses and a growing number don't make it in because of large tattoos. >>> vladimir putin looks at interior design. "time" says it looks like the secret lair of a james bond villain. >> that's one take. the daily news says the u.s. open is watching clothing. women are being told to change their sports bras and other undergar mechblts if they have color...
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with the pentagon and other departments already in crisis mode, the white house oannounced thursday the president phoned mitch mcconnell and house speaker john boehner but deliberately avoided saying more. was it simply to restate his position or to reach out to them in the interests of compromise? >> the president spoke with senator mcconnell and the speaker. i have no content to read out to you of those conversations. >> reporter: the two republican leaders pointed out this was the first time the president has reached out to them on the topic of the automatic cuts in two months since the end of 2012. the sequester is set to kick in a week from today will mean $1.2 trillion in across the board cuts. thursday, mr. obama argued to friendly radio hosts that republicans are standing in his way for the wrong reasons. >> their basic view is that nothing is important enough to raise taxes on wealthy individuals or corporations and they would prefer to see these kinds of cuts and that's the thing that binds their party together at this point." >> reporter: but republicans say the president is
with the pentagon and other departments already in crisis mode, the white house oannounced thursday the president phoned mitch mcconnell and house speaker john boehner but deliberately avoided saying more. was it simply to restate his position or to reach out to them in the interests of compromise? >> the president spoke with senator mcconnell and the speaker. i have no content to read out to you of those conversations. >> reporter: the two republican leaders pointed out this was...
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. >> the pentagon announcing another air drop of food and water to religious minorities trapped on a mountain. >> hawaii has emerged relatively unscathed from round one of the double hurricane threat. julio is still on the way. >> this packing a punch with 100-mile-per-hour winds. >> the death of former secretary james brady has been ruled a homicide. >> dramatic video of a car going airborne crashing into a few continues. this happened in baxter county arkansas. >> michael sam is making a debut for the rams. >> it was a good learning experience. >> michael sam there makes a play. >> former congressman and mayoral candidate anthony wiener is launching a new business. >> he wants to open a restaurant. >> all that -- >> ohio's favorite son returns home to university of akron. they hosted a homecoming party for lebron james. >> -- and all that matters -- >> 25,000 impeachment waited in line for his welcome home party. >> i love you. i'm back. >> -- on "cbs this morning: saturday." captioning funded by cbs >> the broadway cast took over a subway car and they took over with "a circle of l
. >> the pentagon announcing another air drop of food and water to religious minorities trapped on a mountain. >> hawaii has emerged relatively unscathed from round one of the double hurricane threat. julio is still on the way. >> this packing a punch with 100-mile-per-hour winds. >> the death of former secretary james brady has been ruled a homicide. >> dramatic video of a car going airborne crashing into a few continues. this happened in baxter county arkansas....